The Listening Service
By BBC Radio 3
Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works
Latest episode
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What's the point of Listening?
Tom Service reflects on digital listening and how it impacts our relationship with music. -
Needle Drop: the power of classical music in film
Tom Service discovers the power of using pre-existing classical music in films. -
Impassioned argument: Elizabeth Maconchy's string quartets
Tom Service surveys the 13 extraordinary string quartets of Elizabeth Maconchy. -
Songs of the Moon
Tom Service takes us on a musical voyage to the moon (and back). -
'Pathétique'
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service. -
Turangalila!
Tom Service travels deep into Olivier Messiaen's epic Turangalila Symphony. -
Jumping Fleas: the rise and rise of the Ukulele
Tom Service explores the world of the Ukulele with virtuoso Taimane Gardner. -
Resolutions
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service. -
New York, New York!
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Tom Service, exploring the music of The Big Apple. -
The Trombone Section
What is the role of the trombone section in orchestras, and why do they come in threes?
